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Cav plate help
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MMT Member
Joined: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:13 pm Posts: 40 
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 Cav plate help I bought a 13hp homemade longtail a while back and it is great but it has no cav plate I was wondering of I could get some help with some pics and dimensions so I could build one
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| Wed May 16, 2012 4:13 pm |
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MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:32 am Posts: 287
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Re: Cav plate help |
| Wed May 16, 2012 5:19 pm |
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MMT Member
Joined: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:13 pm Posts: 40
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Cav plate help I've read a lot of those but still see nothing about the size the plate needs to be
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| Wed May 16, 2012 6:00 pm |
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MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2011 12:45 pm Posts: 81 Location: Hooper, Utah
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Re: Cav plate help a couple inches wider than your prop,,, mine is a 9x7 prop and my plate is about 12 inches long and 10 wide
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| Wed May 16, 2012 6:28 pm |
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MMT Member
Joined: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:13 pm Posts: 40
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Cav plate help Ok thanks
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| Thu May 17, 2012 10:00 am |
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Joined: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:13 pm Posts: 40
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Cav plate help About how thick do u think the plate should be
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| Thu May 17, 2012 10:48 am |
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MMT Pro Member
Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:40 am Posts: 141
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Re: Cav plate help Call Backwater inc. They are very friendly and knowledgeable, an will sell you one of their plates if you want
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| Thu May 17, 2012 11:56 am |
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MMT Super Elite Member
Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 16915 Location: Rowlett, TX
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Re: Cav plate help Call this Guy. I think he knows something we don't...
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| Thu May 17, 2012 12:12 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club  Joined: Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:51 am Posts: 1404 Location: Northern Wisconsin
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Re: Cav plate help You beat me to it.
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| Thu May 17, 2012 12:25 pm |
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MMT Member
Joined: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:13 pm Posts: 40
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Cav plate help Wow that can't be doing any good
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| Thu May 17, 2012 1:52 pm |
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MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2011 12:45 pm Posts: 81 Location: Hooper, Utah
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Re: Cav plate help mine is 1/4 thick but than and the back tip about a 1/8 so can be adjusted
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| Thu May 17, 2012 3:59 pm |
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MMT Member
Joined: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:13 pm Posts: 40
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Cav plate help I called backwater and they have a weld on kit for 125 with everything I need but ... My frame is aluminum there kit is steel
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| Thu May 17, 2012 4:49 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club Joined: Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:51 am Posts: 1404 Location: Northern Wisconsin
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Re: Cav plate help wamp wamp waaaaaaaa
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| Thu May 17, 2012 5:44 pm |
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MMT Member
Joined: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:13 pm Posts: 40
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Cav plate help Do any of the other manufacturers sell a cav plate
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| Thu May 17, 2012 7:07 pm |
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MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:34 pm Posts: 57
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Re: Cav plate help I think it's going to be hard to find one of the big names who sells an aluminum cav plate. Most will be steel. If you want aluminum you may have to find a welding or fab shop.
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| Thu May 17, 2012 7:55 pm |
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MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:00 pm Posts: 6060 Location: Choudrant, La
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Re: Cav plate help its not hard to cut the metal then put it in a vice and bend it like you like.
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| Mon May 21, 2012 4:16 pm |
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